Brush.



PATBNTBD MAY s, 190s.

. H. W. GOWEN.

BRUSH.

APPLICATION FILED Mmm, 190s.

iff/maso@ HARRY WINFIELD GOWEN, OF HALIFAX, NORTH CAROLINA.

BRUSH.

Specification of Letters Patent.

'ratentecl May 8, 1906.

Application filed Much 8, 1965. serial No. 249.117.

To all whom, it may concern.-

Be it known that I, HARRY WINFIELD GOWEN, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Halifax, in the county of Halifax, State of NorthCarolina, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Brushes,of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to brushes, particularly shoe-brushes of sphericalor globular shape. The body of the brush is provided with suitable meansfor taking hold of it, preferably such as holes, and is covered withbristles, hair, or other suitable cleaning or polishing material.

Referring to the accompanying drawings, Figure l is a section of a formof my brush. Fig. 2 is a plan view of the same.

A is the body; B, the holes in the same; O, the bristles, hair, or othersuitable material, and D the lining of the holes.

The bristles or hair around each hole is preferably black, while therest of the bristles or hair of the brush are white or of some otherlight color, the object being to distinguish the position of the holeswhen the same is lying on the floor. The brush is adapted, preferably,for shoes and the bottoms of trousers, and may be thrown in anyconvenient place upon the floor, such as beneath the desk, where it maybe stabbed by an umbrella, cane, or other similar object by insertingthe same in one of the holes, thereby secure y attaching the brush andretaining it in position for use.v The holes in the body of the brushare preferably tapered in formthat is to say, the diameter of each holeis larger at the surface of the body of the brush than at the end ofthehole nearest to the cenlter of the body of the brush. The hole may belined with metal D, and the body of the brush maybe made of any suitablesubstance.

Various modifications may be made without departing from the spirit ofmy invention.

Having described this invention, what I claim, and desire to secure byLetters Patent, is

In a brush, a central body covered with bristles, said central bodyprovided with holes adaptedto receive a holder, said hair around saidholes of a different color to the rest of said hair.

HARRY WINFIELD GOWEN.

Witnesses: I

FREDERICK FRoELIoH, E. L. VINsoN.

